Re: Re: Florida Autism Advocates, Make Yourselves Heard

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thanks for the input.

Florida Autism Advocates, Make > Yourselves > > Heard> > > > > > > > > Please consider sharing your story as a parent, advocate, or > self-> > advocate, and let others know about this critical opportunity to > > share their stories with the Attorney General!!! Our stories > need to > > be heard and Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum wants to­ and > > needs to­ hear them. > > > > > > CALL: Bill McCollum's office has set up a toll free number to > do > > just that: > > > WRITE: Attorney General Bill McCollum> > > State of Florida> > > The Capitol PL-01> > > Tallahassee, FL 32399-1050> > > EMAIL: ag.mccollum@ myfloridalegal. com > > > > > > > > > Nila> > > > > > > > > Forwarding: Florida Autism Advocates, Make Yourselves > > Heard > > > > > > > > > After the autism blogging community made the world aware of > the > > mistreatment of a young autistic boy, Barton, in a Florida > > school in May, more parents in the state came forward and spoke > about > > their own concerns regarding their children's education. The > office > > of the Florida Attorney General has now taken notice. As > reported by > > the Port Saint Lucie News, the Attorney General's office has > launched > > a statewide investigation into the treatment of autistic > students in > > Florida schools and has established a citizen services hotline > to > > take comments at . (Thanks to jypsy for the link.)> > > > > > Dennis Debbaudt, a resident of Port Saint Lucie who is an > > expert presenter of training seminars about autism to police and > > first response professionals, has issued the following statement > > urging advocates in the autism community to respond to the > Attorney > > General's call for comments:> > > > > > > > > As autism advocates, it's not every day that opportunity comes > > knocking Especially when it comes in the wake of, to put it > mildly, > > an unfortunate situation such as Barton's.> > > > > > But what an opportunity. Our stories need to be heard and > > Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum wants to­ needs to­ hear > them. > > Bill McCollum's office has set up a toll free number to do just > that: > > . His office is also organizing a day to hear from > us > > in person.> > > > > > While it may be difficult to travel to attend a hearing, > > writing a letter or putting your story on videotape may be an > option > > for some of us. Others yet may need the assistance of an > interpreter. > > Please take the time and effort necessary to get your story to > the > > attention of the Attorney General.> > > > > > Write the letter. Ask for help to translate your story. Ask > > your friend with a video camera to record your comments. Best of > all, > > plan on attending the live event to share your story.> > > > > > However the medium we choose, now is the time to be heard by > > the chief law enforcement officer in the state.> > > > > > Diane Lea Ryndak, Ph.D.> > > Associate Professor and Principal Investigator for> > > \> > > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------> > ----------> > > Use video conversation to talk face-to-face with Windows Live > > Messenger. Get started.> > >> >>